But, I'm serious about the why. I used to work on the south side of San Antonio, which is very, VERY hispanic. I had a co-worker who was a natural blonde. You'd think she was dipped in 24 karat gold and plated with platinum. Go figure.

26. The fixation with blonde hair goes back to the early days of Hollywood...

and its founders. It represented the "other" Quentin Crisp once said somethink like (sorry I can't remember the quote exactly) "Hollywood glamour is notions of Nordic beauty as seen through Semitic eyes"

6. It's just a passing question that crossed my mind when flipping channels

I also don't get old ladies who dye their hair harsh colors that only 15-year-olds could possibly pull off, like bright red or black, thinking it will make them look younger.

You see a lot of white women with horribly dyed blonde hair, but they can usually pull it off a bit more passably, being lighter skinned (I, however, look horrible blonde - too olive, even though I am fair). I mean, you don't see many Asian women with dyed blonde hair. What gives?

"Emotional"? That's the polite form of a term often applied to women who are saying things one doesn't approve of. If you're not interested, don't post in my thread.

Insecurity (People will like me better if I change X about my appearance.)

Low Self-Esteem (I will like me better if I change X about my appearance.)

For Kicks (I've always wondered how I would look with X.)

Reclaim Lost Youth/Aged More Quickly Than Peers (Not ready to be gray/have droopy eyelids/ etc. yet.)

On A Dare/Lost A Bet

Peer Pressure (All my friends have had X done.)

For a Job (Gonna have to get X since I'll be getting camera close-ups.)

Flout Authority/Society/Parent (Hah, now that I'm a legal adult no one can stop me from getting the X I've always wanted!)

Send A Message (Gang/military/etc. tattoo.)

Post-Op/Birth Defect Surgical Reconstruction

Etc...

Bottom line, people do it to feel better about themselves. When I see someone who has dramatically altered his/her appearance, I can't help but think that s/he must be very unhappy inside to do that to the outside. And God knows what has happened in life to make one feel unattractive instead of aware of one's unique beauty. So I try to feel empathy more than judgment. Besides, why should they care if I think it looks horrible? - Obviously they are happy with the look and that's really all that matters.

Not leaving the product on long enough, not using enough product, not toning the end result, not taking in to consideration what artifical color is already on the hair, not considering the condition and texture of the hair can all lead to poor results.

I believe that anyone with ANY complextion can find a shade of blonde that flatters them. Whether it's an ashy blond or a strawberry blond, a dark blonde, pale blonde or dementional blonde. With a colorist who know color well, anyone can wear some shade of blonde.

Edit: I left out not lightening the hair shaft first and then the root. Bad mistake for any brunette.

I'd LOVE to go darker, but it doesn't look natural... tried it. Having to keep it light, I feel like it sometimes washes me out if it's too light (as a poster above noted it can do). I don't dare try to do it myself, it would look horrible. I don't pour a bottle over it at the salon either. The only way to get a nice natural blonde is to have your darkest natural tone streaked in with another shade lighter than that, streaked in and then the lighter highlights to have contrast. If you are greying, you need a temporary color applied to the roots which only "tones" the greys around the hairline and your part and THAT needs to be reapplied every three weeks... I go six LOL...

Nothing worse to me than a bad blonde dye job, except for a blonde who is greying it isn't salt n pepper, it's freakin' non descript is what it is. Yucko.

Dying your hair closest to it's natural color is exactly the way to go, IMO. Truthfully, I think men like a woman who looks natural, vs. one who looks likes she's trying to look like someone she's not.

Yeah, I'm a cosmetologist, retired though. The business is cut-throat... I got out. Thank God.

Besides, if you work in a very ritzy place, looks mean everything, and that is just not me. At least not since I had kids.

I don't think women who dye their hair have self confidence problems, maybe they just don't like their darn color.

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